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tulsaworld.com - 7/1/2009

Inhofe says climate change bill will be 'dead in the water' in Senate

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Inhofe says climate change bill will be "dead in the water" in Senate By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau Published: 6/30/2009 7:33 PM Last Modified: 7/1/2009 9:17 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Jim Inhofe, who earlier said a criminal investigation “probably should be’’ conducted into allegations the EPA ...

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foxnews.com - 6/29/2009

Sen. Inhofe Calls for Inquiry Into 'Suppressed' Climate Change Report - Political News

— foxnews.com — A top Republican senator has ordered an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's alleged suppression of a... report that questioned the science behind global warming. The 98-page report, co-authored by EPA analyst Alan Carlin, pushed back ... (more) Sen. Inhofe Calls for Inquiry Into 'Suppressed' Climate ...

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thinkprogress.org - 7/1/2009

Inhofe: No disrespect, but Franken’s a ‘clown.’

— thinkprogress.org — On the same day the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state’s... U.S. Senate election, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) welcomed his newest colleague to the Senate by referring to him as a “ clown .” In the course ... (more) Inhofe: No disrespect, but Franken’s a ‘clown.’

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 7/1/2009

Inhofe Calls For Criminal Investigation Into Why EPA ‘Suppressed’ A Global Warming Denier

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — This morning, Fox News Channel’s Gregg Jarrett introduced a “very big story” that the Environmental Protection Agency... “intentionally buried a study challenging some of Uncle Sam’s global warming research.” Sen. ... (more) Inhofe Calls For Criminal Investigation Into Why EPA ...

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Senator Inhofe: "It Looks Like We're Going to Get the Clown From Minnesota"
Gateway Pundit — We can take this as a sort of consolation prize after the democrats just stole the Minnesota senate seat. Minnesota Senator Al Franken Senator Inhofe told reporters yesterday, "It looks like we are going to get the clown from Minnesota." The Tulsa World reported: Inhofe said the much-anticipated conclusion of a Senate race in Minnesota that will give Democrats the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican filibusters would not be enough to save the climate change bill. “I’ll tell you what a lot of people are ...

Inhofe: No More Than 35 Votes For Climate Bill
The Atlantic Politics Channel — The cap and trade bill that narrowly passed in the House last week won't get more than 35 votes in the Senate--despite the additional, presumed "yea" from Al Franken--according to Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and formerly it's chairman. Inhofe has long been the Senate's leading global warming skeptic, and, naturally, he's against this bill. It enjoys a broader coalition of lobbying support than one might expect, as companies such as Shell and Duke energy have backed it through a business climate-change coalition orchestrated by Environmental Defense. Here's a breakdown, done by National Journal's Ron ...

Inhofe On Franken: "We Are Going To Get The Clown"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... In an interview with Tulsa World, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said confidently that a climate change bill wouldn't pass the Senate. ...

Inhofe Ridicules "The Clown From Minnesota"
TPMDC — ... "I'll tell you what a lot of people are thinking," Inhofe told the Tulsa World, discussing the decreasing likelihood of successful Republican filibusters, "and that is it looks like things are going to be over and we are going to get the clown from Minnesota." ...

Jim Inhofe: Cap and Tax Is Dead, Despite Clown
Moonbattery — ... Here's what he has to say about the Tax and Charade suicide pact that the hard left got through the House — and about the obnoxious second-rate comedian who was allowed to ACORN his way into the Senate: ...

We know OK's loony Jim Inhofe will still be in the Senate come the 112th Congress, but how about PA's Arlen Specter and NY's Kirsten Gillibrand?
DownWithTyranny! — “I didn’t mean to be disrespectful. I don’t know the guy, but … for a living he is a clown.’ -- Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe by Ken (1) WHEN SEN. JIM INHOFE OPENS HIS MOUTH, STAND BACK! Under closer questioning, the Tulsa World's Jim Myers reports, Senator Inhofe acknowledged that he ...

Inhofe meets Franken, hugs him
News — Inhofe meets Franken, hugs him Last week, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) derided Al Franken as "the clown from Minnesota." This week, they're laughing and hugging like old pals. Inhofe, whose comments about Franken created quite a stir, ran into the new Senator at the Capitol on Monday. "It was a chance meeting but we immediately recognized each other because I have said a few things about him," Inhofe told the Tulsa World. Inhofe added that the two "physically embraced" and Franken introduced him to his wife, "who couldn't have been nicer." "We laughed about how opposites [attract]," Inhofe said. "I even said, 'I was sorry you won, but we are here together now.'" But ...